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3. Happiness Is A Bowl of Pasta (5 Minutes A Day)

 January 10th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #3 of the all new LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is called: “Happiness is a Bowl of Pasta”. Pasta is definitely “the queen of Italian cuisine”, and it is also certainly one of the most loved foods in the world. So, let’s have a little fun today and let’s learn and practice a lot of useful Italian words, sentences, grammatical and cultural facts around “la pasta”, and more in general, about eating… the Italian way. Enjoy!

[At The Restaurant: How Would You Say It? - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “At The Restaurant: How Would You Say It?“, a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you want to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English. Practice this, and you’ll see the difference next time you walk into an Italian restaurant!

5 Minutes A Day - Episode #3

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: food
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47. The Food of The Gods (Culture Shot)

 October 25th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Chocolate has been considered “il cibo degli dei” (the food of the gods) since the beginning of time. Let’s face it: Italian or not, you will hardly find anyone that doesn’t like the taste of chocolate. But the good people from Perugia, Italy have taken the love of chocolate to the next level and every year they dedicate an entire week to this incredibly good food, by running “The European Fair of Chocolate!”

So, let’s dedicate this Culture Shot to “the food of the gods”, and let’s see how Italians’ creativity can transform a great food into an incredible celebration of life. Enjoy!

[Finger-Licking Italian Delights - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “Finger-Licking Italian Delights”, containing the names of the most common sweets of the Italian cuisine, words like “cannoli, confetti, spumone, zuppa inglese”, and many more. - And if this isn’t making you drooling for sweets, then we don’t know what will!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr.47

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: cities, food
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22. Add A Seat To The Table (Upper Intermediate)

 August 9th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #22 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Add A Seat To The Table”. There are at least two things that every Italian loves to do: the first is “to spend time with friends”, and the second is… to eat well. And when these two things are combined and done together, there you have it… “the perfect time!”

So, let’s follow our favorite couple, Lucia and Italo, as they plan a nice dinner with friends. You’ll really find a lot of useful, informal, 100% “real” Italian on this episode, the language that Italians really do speak informally as they go along with their everyday lives. Enjoy!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” Italian verb “Leggere” (To Read), plus some of the most common and useful idiomatic expressions that use this important verb.

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.22

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: food, friends
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3. Quando, Quando, Quando (Canta Che Ti Passa)

 June 21st, 2009

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Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “Canta Che Ti Passa”, episode #3! This time we feature a very famous, happy and joyful Italian pop song called “Quando, Quando, Quando”.

Presented at the Festival di Sanremo contest in 1962 by great singer and music producer Tony Renis, “Quando, Quando, Quando” didn’t win the contest, but went on to become a huge success all over the world, recorded by hundreds of different artists. The sung Italian of this great song is so clear and precise that you are sure to greatly improve your Italian pronunciation by practicing these lyrics. Happy singing, everyone!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, lesson #3 (which includes audio file and PDF transcript) of the new mini series “How Would You Say It”. This lesson is entitled “At The Restaurant”, and that’s a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you need to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English.

Canta Che Ti Passa - Episode Nr.3

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• Difficulty Level Canta Che Ti Passa
• Topics: food, music
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19. Say It With Food (Upper Intermediate)

 June 14th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Italians love food, and love to eat… that’s a fact. For them, food is pleasure as much as nourishment. What they also love to do is to express opinions about people or things using food names that best describe them! So, let’s follow Lucia and Italo as they play this little funny game called “Say It with Food”: the first that cannot come up with a popular idiomatic sentence that uses food names to express opinions about people or things loses. Get ready to learn and practice some of the most common popular Italian idiomatic expressions you’ll ever hear, a lot of food names, and have lots of fun!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” Italian verb “Mangiare” (To Eat).

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.19

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: expressions, food
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38. The Pizza Vending Machine (Culture Shot)

 May 10th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Our dear friend and longtime VIP subscriber Lisa from Chicago sent us a fantastic piece of news about an invention made in Italy which, if it works, is going to change forever one of the icon of the Italian food: la pizza! That’s the “pizza vending machine” - a machine that doesn’t just sell pizza, but is actually a mini pizzeria that kneads the dough, spreads the toppings and bakes a personal pizza in just three minutes as you watch through a little window!

So, let’s dedicate this Culture Shot to this incredible and revolutionary new piece of “Made in Italy”, and let’s learn and practice a few must-know Italian food names together with some common and useful Italian idiomatic expressions. Enjoy!

[VIP Members Only Extra Bonuses!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” irregular verb “Dire” (To Say, To Tell).

Culture Shot - Episode Nr.38

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: business, food
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